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Social activist working for the empowerment of women for 3 decades - having overcome Polio to become a Doctor
![Vinayak Vishnu Khedekar](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163612812051553221.jpg)
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Folk Art Revivalist from Goa - known for preserving Konkan's indigenous Gawda Tribe culture for 6 decades
![Ghulam Rasool Khan](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163612797051553221.jpg)
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Jamawar Patchwork Artist from Srinagar - conserving the oldest form of Kashmiri shawl technique
![Nicholas Kazanas](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163612787651553221.jpg)
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Eminent Indologist from Athens, Greece - multiple books and translations on Vedas and Upanishads
![Rangasami Lakshminarayana Kashyap](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163612775651553221.jpg)
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Vedic scholar from Karnataka known for translating Vedas into English - Founder of Sakshi, a centre for the revival of Vedic knowledge
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Gujrati folk singer duo from Mehsana - worked in over 100 movies over 4 decades(Posthumous)
![Manjamma Jogati](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163612746751553221.jpg)
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Transgender Folk Dancer of Jogamma heritage - 1st transwoman President of Karnataka Janapada Academy
![Mangal Singh Hazowary](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163612736851553221.jpg)
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Renowned Bodo Poet and Educationist from Kokrajhar - known for his more than 4 decades of contribution to Bodo Literature
![Jagadish Chandra Halder](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163612727151553221.jpg)
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Author from North 24 Parganas - authority on Matua Dharma & Spiritualism
![Parshuram Atmaram Gangavane](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163612719251553221.jpg)
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Folk Artist from Sindhudurg - famous for preserving 500 year old art of Chitrakathi storytelling
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